Angie Paola Palacios Dájomes (born September 12, 2000) is an Ecuadorian

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and two time Youth World Champion competing in the 69 kg category until 2018 and 64 kg starting in 2018 after the

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reorganized the categories.

Career

She competed in the 64 kg division at the 2019 Junior World Weightlifting Championships in

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winning silver medals in the snatch, clean & jerk, and total. Later she competed at the

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in the 64 kg division winning a bronze medal. Palacios represented Ecuador at the

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. She placed sixth with a total of 226 kg. Palacios won the gold medal in the women's 71kg event at the 2022 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bogotá, Colombia. She also won medals in the Snatch and Clean & Jerk events in this competition. Palacios won the gold medal in the women's 76kg event at the

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held in Asunción, Paraguay. She won the gold medal in the women's 71kg event at the 2023 Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Bariloche, Argentina. In the same year, she won the silver medal in the women's 71kg event at the

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held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She won the gold medal in the women's 71kg event at the

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held in Santiago, Chile. In 2024, she won the gold medal in her event at the Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Caracas, Venezuela. In 2024, Palacios competed in the women's 71kg event at the

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held in Paris, France. She won a bronze medal with a total of 256 kg. She was second after the Snatch.

Personal life

She is the younger sister of Olympic champion, three-time Junior World champion, and 6-time Pan American champion weightlifter Neisi Dajomes.

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